Itâs been a while. This short story collection turned out as free as I pleased and more than I had imagined. In the afterword from the last volume I mentioned that short story collection would be volume 7.5, but due to circumstances it turned to volume 8. Iâm sorry. And now here are the introductions to each short story.
[Devil's Job] â Timeline: After Volume 1
This is the story I should celebrate about since it was the first short story. When it was published, Asia hasnât appeared yet. So I formatted this for the short story. This was published on the Dragon Magazine which came out on the same month as volume 1. Even though it was a very important beginning for this series, I did outrageous things like making a busha appear. What was I thinkingâŠ.. It became the subtitle of volume 8.
[Familiar's Requirement] â Timeline: After Volume 2
This is a short short story that was written on the back of the poster which came along with the Dragon Magazine. You can say that this is a very important story which shaped the Oppai DragonâŠ..Ise. What would have Ise been like if he didnât meet the old man who did the picture story showâŠâŠ I canât imagine it.
[The Oppai of Tennis] â Timeline: After Volume 4
The result of discussing how I wanted to play tennis with the supervisor is this. This is also a horrible story. In the previous volumeâs afterward I said âYuki-onna will be appearingâ so how was your reaction everyone? I also didnât expect a moe-moe gorilliaâs illustration, so I laughed my ass off when I saw the illustration. Miyama-san is the ultimate illustrator who can draw from cute girls to a shocking Yuki-onna.
By the way, this has no relation with âThe Prince of Tennisâ.
[Hell Teacher Azazel] â Timeline: After Volume 4
This is the first story when the short story became serialized. I wrote this because I wanted to show off Azazel-senseiâs moments and also Rias and Asia in their younger girl form. During the story a Super Robot appeared, but short stories can have anything happen more than the actual volumes plus it is like a parallel. Since around this time, Akeno-sanâs seductive role began.
By the way, this story has no relation with âHell Teacher Nube.â
[300 Ise] â Timeline: After Volume 5
The story which was published in Dragon Magazine. I used the number theme of 300. I wrote a tragedy about Ise increasing his number to 300.
And again, this has nothing to do with the 300 hundred strong men.
[The Fun Gremory Family] â Timeline: After Volume 7
This is a new written story which was written to preserve the settings. I also gave details about Sirzechs and Grayfia on it. People around them and Ise fears them thinking that Sirzechsâs group are bunch of monsters, but I do think that Riasâ group are also a bunch of monsters while Ise being at the front. Truly they are frightening siblings.
The supervisor gave me the opinion that âLately Rias doesnât have any spotlight so let's make a story about itâ, so it was decided that I would write this. She is indeed the main heroine, but she seems to be pushed back by Akenoâs aggressive attackâŠ.. Akenoâs popularity is too high! No, Buchou is also popular you know?
This time, there were those who appeared for the first time. Those people are the remaining Yondai-Maou, Ajuka, and Falbium who is also called Falbi. He is a former rival of Sirzechs and a lazy Maou. Ajuka is someone whose power is in the same class as Sirzechs, and he is a natural creator-type person so he does the background jobs.
Old fans might realise it, but Ajukaâs word includes something âspecialâ in it. SoâŠâŠmaybe it might include what would happen in the future?
Now some explanation of the setting behind the scene. Among Sirzechsâs group there is the âKougyou[1] of the Deep Seaâ, Bahamut; among Serafallâs group there is âMagical Beast King of the Earth,â Behemoth; among Ajukaâs group there is âKing Snake of the Realm of the Deadâ, Falak; and among Falbiumâs group there is the âBlue Holy Bullâ, Kuyutha. They are all legendary creatures.
For them to appear just for the settingâŠâŠâŠprobably wonât happen. I just revealed it to the fans who likes the setting of it.
âExtra Demonsâ are famous devils who are not from the 72 Pillars. Among them there is Mephistopheles and other ridiculously strong devils, and they hid themselves in the depths of the Underworld, making a certain distance with the current devilâs government. Only a countable number of their clans have survived. Even the status of those from Grayfiaâs house is unknown apart from her. The âExtra Demonsâ are just only for settings currently.
The third arc will be about Ise witnessing and experiencing about the world of devils from the inside and outside. The inside part would be about the devils society. The outside part would be about their contacts with other factions. So what will Ise obtain from those things? The Khaos Brigade will make their move once again.
But for him to head straight forward even though his opponent is a MaouâŠâŠ He is hot-blooded guy like usual. Ise also had Ajuka do something to himâŠ. So what would happen after this!?
The next volume will finally be about the school trip. Ise, the 2nd Years, would rampage(?) in Kyoto.
Now for the thanks. Miyama-Zero-sama, Supervisor H-sama, I was able to have volume 8 get released safely. Thank you very much! Due to the number of them, Iâm regretful that I couldnât have all of the illustrations included in them. I definitely would like an illustration collection book for DxD. Even myself, the writer, would like one as well.
I give my thanks to all the fans. Thanks to you all, the sales are increasing! I donât know how long it can continue, but Iâm thinking of doing as much as I can. Please do support me from now on as well.
The truth is Iâm writing about a different story. Iâm thinking it would be good if it can get released while doing DxD.
That happens in the exact same world as DxD, but Iâm hoping it will turn out to something both DxD and new fans would enjoy. Currently, my priority is DxD so please wait patently for it.
The truth is there are hidden factors within this short story collectionâŠ..Maybe. Anyway please do support me!
Notes:
1. Glowing-Fish
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